The three-movement piece refers to Bruckner's music in different ways: in the first movement, Hummel used the initials A-B and the beginning of the main theme from Symphony #8- in the second movement, the first four tones of the 'Adagio' from Symphony #9 play a major role, and the third movement, a toccata-like finale, gets its life from further tone sequences and motifs of Bruckner. The work ends in a majestic climax. This piece is a rather demanding, yet rewarding piece for any interpreter, and its performance in the church is extremely effective. / Orgue
SKU: HL.49044122
ISBN 9790001191234. 12.0x8.75x0.42 inches.
The three-movement piece refers to Bruckner's music in different ways: in the first movement, Hummel used the initials A-B and the beginning of the main theme from Symphony No. 8; in the second movement, the first four tones of the 'Adagio' from Symphony No. 9 play a major role, and the third movement, a toccata-like finale, gets its life from further tone sequences and motifs of Bruckner. The work ends in a majestic climax. This piece is a rather demanding, yet rewarding piece for any interpreter, and its performance in the church is extremely effective.
SKU: HL.49018083
ISBN 9790001168670. 9.0x12.0x0.24 inches.
In his Organ Symphony No. 8 'In Memoriam', following an idea of the cathedral organist Silvius von Kessel from Erfurt (and dedicatee of the work), Enjott Schneider carries on where Anton Bruckner left off, processes themes from the latter's Symphony No. 8 variatively and contrasts it to 'Haus-Choral des Erfurter Doms', 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'. Bruckner's material is used as a starting point and further developed by Schneider in four movements: typically enough, the initial movement is called 'Metamorphosen' before an almost eerie atmosphere is created in a 'Scherzo sinistro'. The twelve-note series (in the third movement), embedded in a transcendental mood, eventually develops into the chorale which, now as main theme of the finale, amalgamates with Bruckner's stylistic moments and leads to a magnificent end - an exciting and rousing piece of music.
SKU: HL.49020856
ISBN 9783254001993. German.
Das kunstlerische Wirken des Komponisten und Dirigenten Wilhelm Furtwangler war ein Leben lang begleitet von dem Bemuhen, sich daruber auch theoretisch Rechenschaft zu geben. Zahlreiche Aufzeichnungen belegen das. So spannt sich ein weiter Bogen uber diese Aufsatze und Vortrage aus den Jahren 1918 bis 1954. Der Reichtum der Themen, die Allgemeingultigkeit der Problemstellung, die Gedanken und Auffassungen sind aus der Schule des Lebens selbst, aus der unmittelbaren Erfahrung von Werk und Publikum erwachsen. Furtwangler setzt sich in diesen Arbeiten mit grundsatzlichen Fragen, so u.a. der Werktreue, der Programmgestaltung, der kunstlerischen Verantwortung, der modernen Musik, auseinander und entwickelt seine Gedanken uber Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Wagner, Hindemith, Strawinsky und andere Komponisten.
